Statins vindicated: review
The potential harms of statins have been exaggerated and their benefits underestimated, a new review has found.Statins have taken a beating in the media recently: in Australia, a Catalyst two-part …
UK cuts likely delayed, not cancelled
UK funding reprieve is probably only a delay, says MinisterOnly days after telling the Royal Pharmaceutical Society conference that planned £170 million cuts to the UK’s pharmacy sector would not …
Don’t alter a framework that works: economist
A leading economist has backed the existing location and ownership rules of community pharmacy.Delivering the annual Judy Liauw address at the Pharmacy Connect conference in Sydney, economist Professor Henry Ergas …
Pharmacist MP addresses Guild conference delegates
She reaffirmed her commitment to help improve healthcare and support pharmacyEmma McBride, who is Labor’s MP for Dobell in northern NSW, addressed Pharmacy Connect conference attendees at the opening plenary on …
Bearing the cost burden
Why Hep C medicines have opened a can of worms for medicine supplyA range of issues relating to the supply of medicines in Australia have been brought to light by …
Many questions and a lot more answers
The much delayed Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation Discussion Paper has finally arrived, writes Joe DemarteThe paper contains an extensive list of 140 questions on a whole range of …
Clinical tips: dementia
Dementia should not be expected as a normal part of ageing, writes Louis Roller“Last scene of all,That ends this strange eventful history,In second childishness and mere oblivion,Sans teeth, sans eyes, …
15 comments from King Review national webcast
A live chat with the panel posed some tough questions and featured surprise guestsThe Department of Health hosted a live national webcast to allow participants to make comments and ask questions …
King Review national webcast: remuneration, location rules & HMRs
Participants posed some tough questions about pharmacy pay and restrictions, but what did the panel have to say?Chair of the Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation, Professor Stephen King, began …
PharmG game creates a simulated pharmacy
Working within a simulated pharmacy as part of a new cutting-edge educational game is what Griffith Bachelor of Pharmacy students can expect from this semester.Signalling a first in Australia, the …
Weekly Dose: penicillin, the mould that saves millions of lives
Weekly Dose: penicillin, the mould that saves millions of livesSergio Diez Alvarez, University of NewcastleIn developed countries, infectious diseases accounted for most deaths until very recently. And in developing countries, …
Deprescribing is tough in “time-poor” environments
But it is an important advancement that requires our immediate attention, says this hospital pharmacistSophie Paviour from Redland-Wynnum Hospitals in Brisbane has asked fellow pharmacists to be more conscious of reviewing …